GRE Word List
PERT
saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
The meaning of the word pert is saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
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